An Astronomical Evening at Aysgarth Falls
Thursday 24th February 2022 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Aysgarth National Park Centre
Aysgarth Falls, Aysgarth, North Yorkshire, DL8 3TH
Join astronomers Richard Darn and Steve Smith who also runs Yore Mill Craft Shop and Gallery in Aysgarth, for an evening exploring the dark skies at Aysgarth.
The ticket price includes a free hot drink from The Coppice Café and free parking in Aysgarth Falls National Park Car Park. The stargazing activity at this event is dependent on cloud cover and weather conditions.
Our expert astronomers will provide an alternative presentation if stargazing is not possible.
Booking is essential, and all ages are welcome.
This event takes place as part of the Yorkshire Dales Dark Sky Festival 2022.
Please note that this has already taken place on 24/02/2022
Event organiser
Yorkshire Dales National Park is organising this event
Please contact Yorkshire Dales National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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Event booking
Event darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
Thu 24th Feb
Local light pollution
Aysgarth National Park Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Semi-rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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